Day: August 12, 2025
Super Eagles Umar, El-Rufai’s son, acquire Ranchers Bees FC, eye NPFL return
Super Eagles striker Sadiq Umar and a House of Representatives member for Kaduna North, Bello El-Rufai, have acquired ownership of Ranchers Bees FC, a historic…
AFRIMA receives 10,717 entries for 2025 awards
The All Africa Music Awards has announced that it received a record-setting 10,717 entries for the 2025 edition of Africa’s Global Music Awards, representing a…
Ibom Air: Singer Simi seeks prosecution of airport staff who leaked Comfort Emmanson’s indecent video
Nigerian music sensation Simi has demanded sanctions against the airport staff who released a video showing Ibom Air passenger Comfort Emmanson’s indecent exposure. Simi, via…
Women not respected in Nigerian music industry – Tems
Grammy-winning singer, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has said women are not respected in the Nigerian music industry. She explained that at the beginning…
FULL LIST: Nigeria, 66 other countries hit with Trump tariffs
Nigeria is one of more than 60 countries facing increased tariffs after US President Donald Trump launched a reciprocal-tariff programme that targets individual products and…
Naira depreciates against dollar across official, black markets
The naira depreciated against the dollar at the official and parallel foreign exchange markets on Monday to kick off the week on a bearish note….
Customs intercept N10bn worth of arms, expired drugs
The Nigeria Customs Service on Monday said it intercepted 16 containers carrying contrabands, including arms and expired pharmaceuticals, among others. The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale…
World Bank approves $300m loan for Nigeria
The World Bank has approved $300m in financing for up to 7.4 million Nigerians in internally displaced persons camps and their host communities in the…
Keyamo condemns indecent video as AON bans passenger indefinitely
The Airline Operators of Nigeria has placed a female passenger, Comfort Emmanson, who assaulted airline officials on an Ibom Air flight inbound Lagos from Uyo…
FG generates N5.21tn from oil sales in H1
The Federal Government, through the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, raked in N5.21tn from the sale of crude oil, gas and other economic activities in…

